§ 130A-199. Rabid animals to
be destroyed; heads to be sent to State Laboratory of Public Health.

An animal diagnosed as having
rabies by a licensed veterinarian shall be destroyed and its head sent to the
State Laboratory of Public Health. The heads of all animals that die during a
confinement period required by this Part shall be immediately sent to the State
Laboratory of Public Health for rabies diagnosis. (1935, c. 122, s. 16; 1953,
c. 876, s. 12; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 14.)